Ann Marie Kostakos

Ann Marie Kostakos passed peacefully on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012, at the age of 56. Visitation is Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at Paskas Funeral Service, 1500 Morris Ave., Union, N.J., (908) 686-5118. Funeral is Wednesday at 10 a.m. directly at Good Shepard Church (formerly St. Paul), Irvington, N.J. Interment immediately following at Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, N.J. For directions, information or to send condolences to the family, please contact www.paskasfuneralsvc.com. Born on Dec. 28, 1955, in Newark, N.J., Ann Marie was raised in Irvington and attended Irvington public schools and Saint Paul's Church. A resident of Union for many years, Ann Marie was the branch manager, assistant vice president of the Investors Savings Bank in Hillside, N.J., employed there for 35 years. She was a member of the Hillside Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club of Union, and participated in many Township of Union activities, both professionally and personally. She enjoyed spending time at North Wildwood with family and friends, and had a smile that could light up the room. Ann Marie is survived by her daughter, Stephanie Siembieda of Union; her brother, John Kostakos and his wife, Denise; her nephews, Alexander and Robert of Fanwood, N.J., and her fiance, Ronald Giameo of Union.